UNION, Mo. (KMIZ) At least 1,000 people are expected to attend the visitation of late Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Matthew Tobben on Friday afternoon in Union, Missouri. The 42-year-old died on Monday morning while rescuing two people from floodwaters in north Columbia. At the time, he was assisting the Columbia Fire Department
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) A report from the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission has provided new details into what occurred in the hours leading up to Riley Strain’s death. The University of Missouri student went missing on March 8 after being kicked out of a downtown Nashville bar. He was later discovered floating in the Cumberland River
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department announced the name of the man accused of stabbing a woman on Thursday night at the Break Time on Business Loop 70 in Columbia. Murphy Hughes Jr., 69, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, tampering with evidence and unlawful use of a weapon. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The new weapons detection systems at Columbia Public Schools will not only be able to identify weapons, but they are also capable of detecting vapes. The district approved the purchase of Opengate weapons detection systems in April. The district purchased 15 units, which will be located at all three high schools when school
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty of murder earlier this year will be sentenced later this month. Jessie Williams, 33, was found guilty on May 16 of second-degree murder in the October 2022 death of Kaylen Schmit. He is accused of pushing Schmit off the Highway 63 bridge near Clark Lane. Schmit,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man died after crashing his motorcycle during a chase with law enforcement early Friday, according to a social media post from the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office wrote that Daniel Edwards, 36, died at an area hospital after he hit another vehicle at an intersection, was ejected from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police tape was put up around the Break Time on Business Loop 70 and Garth Avenue in Columbia on Thursday following an assault. A Columbia police officer at the scene said police were called for a reported assault. The officer said the suspect in the assault was in custody and the victim
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Biscuits, Beats and Brews festival will take place at a new venue this year.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Management at Heather Ridge Apartments reports that repairs to the complex’s water line are complete and water should be restored to affected residents. Residents in three buildings of Heather Ridge Apartments tell ABC 17 they had no drinkable water since June 30. A tenant, who wishes to stay anonymous out of fear
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The City of Columbia announced on Thursday the name of its next fire chief.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Car break-ins in Columbia have decreased by about 15.9% compared to this time last year, according to data from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. However, this statistic offers little comfort to Tyler Rush, a resident of Tiger Village Apartments, who has had his car broken into three times in the past seven
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, Project Homeless Connect linked dozens of people with homeless resources in Columbia. According to the Boone County Coalition to End Homelessness, as of July 8, there were 379 people experiencing homelessness in the county. Data from July 2023 shows 231 people were experiencing homeless a year prior. According to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a man who was killed by Columbia police in 2021 has settled its lawsuit with the city. Attorneys for Quillian Jacobs’s family filed stipulations on July 3 that it would dismiss the city from its federal lawsuit. A settlement document obtained by ABC 17 News through an open records
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with a pair of child sex crimes was arrested on Wednesday. Francisco Rutiaga-Santoyo, 49, was charged in June with statutory sodomy of a child younger than 14 years old and first-degree child molestation. His address was listed as Osage Beach on the Boone County Jail roster, but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the weather station at the University of Missouri, since July 1, Columbia has seen more than 7 inches of rain and was under multiple flash flood warnings. This flooding damaged several Columbia-area parks and trails from the high amount of rainfall. The Katy Trail State Park wrote about cleanup efforts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of stabbing a woman on Wednesday morning in the 1100 block of West Broadway in Columbia has been charged with two felonies. Michael James, 55, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. The Columbia Police Department announced his arrest in a Wednesday
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A private investigator has wrapped up his investigation on Riley Strain. Strain, 22, went missing in Nashville, Tennessee, on a University of Missouri fraternity trip on March 8. He was kicked out of Luke’s Bridge 32 bar on Broadway and 3rd Avenue just before 10 p.m. that night. Video surveillance showed him walking
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s legal staff believes that a new bill signed by Governor Mike Parson could have a major impact on the Citizens Police Review Board. Senate Bill 754 was signed into law by Parson on Tuesday and includes provisions related to public safety. The bill will take effect on Aug. 28. Section 590.653
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly threatened to kill everyone inside of a restaurant in the 3200 block of Clark Lane, according to court documents. Daverius Jones, 22, of Independence, was charged on Wednesday with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and three counts of misdemeanor endangering the
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Applications are open this week for phase one of Regional Economic Development Inc.’s Minority Business Enterprise grant program.
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